10/01/2006

Deaths in the Region

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a list of deaths reported during the past week by funeral directors in the 13-county northwest Michigan region.

ANTRIM

• Mildred L. Weatter, 80, of Mancelona, died Sept. 23; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Mancelona.

• Wallac J. "Wally" Cressy, 81, of Bellaire, died Sept. 25; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.

• Louise O'Dell, 98, of Alden, died Sept. 27; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.

BENZIE

• Nicholas "Uncle Buck" Fred Halsema, 57, of Beulah, died Sept. 24; Bennett-Barz Funeral; Home, Beulah.

• Geraldine Phyllis Groesbeck, 79, of Thompsonville, died Sept. 27; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

• Anna Evelyn McConnell, 96, of Elberta, died Sept. 27; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

• Marjorie Osgood, of Honor, died Sept. 27; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Benzonia.

• Irene B. Carlson, 68, of Honor, died Sept. 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Lucille M. Curnel, 94, of Honor, died Sept. 28; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

• Valeria Demanski, 86, of Frankfort, died Sept. 28; McElduff-Jowett Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Frankfort.

CHARLEVOIX

• Martin O. Bohn, 89, of Charlevoix, died Sept. 23; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

CRAWFORD

• Robert V. Drury, 58, of Frederic, died Sept. 24; Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, Utica.

GRAND TRAVERSE

• Andrew Alfred Gurchiek Jr., 63, of Traverse City, died Aug. 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Gerald C. Barrett, 74, of Acme, died Sept. 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Margherits Lewis Duford, of Traverse City and Tucson, Ariz., died Sept. 22.

• Kristopher "Kris" Riley, 21, of Traverse City, died Sept. 23; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.

• Daniel Joseph Coughlin Sr., 75, of Williamsburg, died Sept. 24; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

• Virginia Edson, 81, of Traverse City, died Sept. 24; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.

• Kathleen "Kay" Edith Phelps Hallberg, 95, of Traverse City, died Sept. 24; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

• Lori Jean MacNeill, of Howell, formerly of Traverse City, died Sept. 24; MacDonald Funeral Home, Howell.

• Rose Marie Schmidtendorff, 87, of Traverse City, died Sept. 24; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

• Esperanza Santiago-Baltazar, 41, of Traverse City, died Sept. 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Kenneth C. Blumerick, 91, of Traverse City, died Sept. 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Kelly W. McCoy, 34, of Traverse City, died Sept. 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Rodney Brunett, 73, of Fife Lake, died Sept. 27; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton.

• Beatrice M. Gaspeny, 88, of Traverse City, died Sept. 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Pauline Y. Lather, 71, of Traverse City, died Sept. 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Marie D. Lautner, 75, of Traverse City, died Sept. 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Stuart W. May, 70, of Traverse City, died Sept. 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Albert Salisbury, 78, of Traverse City, died Sept. 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

• Dorothy L. Hershey, 75, of Traverse City, died Sept. 29; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

• Kay Phelps Hallberg, 95, of Kalkaska, died Sept. 24; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

• Glennis Faye Sakuta, 63, of Kalkaska, died Sept. 23; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

• LeRoy Dimon, 60, of Kalkaska, died Sept. 23; Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

LEELANAU

• Helen E. Bilyea, 86, of Northport, died Sept. 24; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• Dale L. Albright, 82, of Suttons Bay, died Sept. 27; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

• James Addington Lawson, 91, formerly of Suttons Bay, died Sept. 27.

MANISTEE

• Andrew Leffew, 76, of Manistee, died Sept. 22; Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake.

• Steven John Bjorkquist, 56, of Manistee, died Sept. 24; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

• Ruth Ann Lindsay, 66, of Manistee, died Sept. 25; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

• Arden G. Somers, 84, of Bear Lake, died Sept. 25; Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Bear Lake.

• Clarence "Mickey" Miller, 85, of Manistee, died Sept. 26; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

• James Balczak, 65, of Eastlake, died Sept. 27; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

• Michael L. Jankowski, 72, of Manistee, died Sept. 28; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

• June A. Polcyn, 83, of Manistee, died Sept. 28; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.

• Darwin Otto Meister, 79, of Bear Lake, died Sept. 29; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

OTSEGO

• Marguerite Hogan, 97, of Gaylord, died Sept. 24; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Sylvester Koblinski, 67, of Gaylord, died Sept. 24; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• James Long, 70, of Gaylord, died Sept. 24; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Jeanne Joyce, 88, of Grayling, formerly of Royal Oak, died Sept. 25; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

• Elizabeth Whyte, 95, of Gaylord, died Sept. 25; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Louise Puroll, 83, of Elmira, died Sept. 27; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

• Gladys Lawrence, 99, of Gaylord, died Sept. 29; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

WEXFORD

• Helen Mary Coughlin, 91, of Mesick, died Sept. 23; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

• Bernard John Belkoski Sr., 77, of Mesick, died Sept. 28; Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home, Cadillac.